NJ Ayuk

NJ is the Managing Partner of Centurion. His experience includes advising major companies on investment strategies. He also frequently advises International oil companies, governments, oil service companies, financial institutions, development banks and construction firms in Sub Saharan Africa. He is particularly active in the structuring, negotiation and implementation of petroleum, mining, LNG, and other natural resource projects in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Chad, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Congo and other Sub-Saharan country. He continuously advises government on judicial modernization, rule of law issues, training of judges, prosecutors and lawyers. He regularly participates in industry-specific conferences and seminars as speaker and moderator. He graduated from University of Maryland College Park and earned a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in the United States. He further holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology. He is an active member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), the Institute for Energy Law (IEL) and the Petroleum Joint Venture Association (PJVA).He is recognized as a leading oil and gas lawyer in Who's Who Legal: Energy, the Oil and Gas Year Publication recognized him as "a shrewd, street-smart, savvy dealmaker and major asset"​ and Chambers and Partners recognized him as an "important player"​ and a "tremendous resource"-an acknowledgement bestowed upon him by his peers in the industry. Forbes magazine name him on its list of Top 10 Most Influential Men in Africa in 2015 and he is a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum.

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